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Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

The student news site of The Harker School.

Harker Aquila

All Nobel laureates announced by Nobel Foundation

All Nobel laureates announced by Nobel Foundation

by Helen Yang, Aquila Asst. STEM Editor October 14, 2017

For many students, working on a single project for three or four years would reflect great dedication. But what kind of drive is required to work on a project for decades? For Dr. Barry Barish, Nobel laureate...

Evan Chang (10) browses through books at the bookstore. The bookstore at Santana Row opened in August.

From Clicks to Bricks: Amazon expands customer experience by opening bookstores

by Prameela Kottapalli and Saloni Shah October 12, 2017

Before Amazon, inc., was the largest internet retailer in the world, it was an online bookstore. In 1995, CEO Jeff Bezos made the company’s very first sale–a book entitled “Fluid Concepts and Creative...

Justin Xie (12) and Michael Kwan (12) work on their research paper during the Advanced Research Class. Students submitting papers to the Siemens Competition had until Sept. 25, a six-day extension from the previous deadline.

Students submit to Siemens Competition

by Kaitlin Hsu, Arya Maheshwari, and Aria Wong October 12, 2017

The Siemens Foundation pushed the deadline for competition entries back to Sept. 25, six days after the original date, in consideration of those affected by Hurricane Harvey and other recent weather phenomena...

Nobel Foundation announces laureates

Nobel Foundation announces laureates

by Helen Yang and Varsha Rammohan October 12, 2017

How does a person react to receiving a Nobel Prize? In an interview with the Winged Post, physics laureate Dr. Barry C. Barish said that when he received the call from the Nobel Committee at 2:45 a.m....

Global Reset

Global Reset

by Vijay Bharadwaj and Aditya Singhvi October 12, 2017

Several natural disasters, including four major hurricanes and various wildfires, have impacted the United States in the past two months. Atlantic hurricanes often occur in a window from June to November,...

The Cassini spacecraft makes a flyby around Titan, one of Saturns moons. The spacecraft is set to plunge into Saturns atmosphere early tomorrow morning.

Cassini spacecraft ends journey

by Ashley Jiang and Arya Tandon October 12, 2017

After traveling for 13 years on due course through space to Saturn and its moons, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere on Friday, Sept. 15, drawing an end to its long journey. The...

STEM Scene

by Neal Sidhu, Winged Post Asst. STEM Editor October 12, 2017

HARKER Siemens Semifinalists   The students who have been chosen as semifinalists in the Siemens science research competition will be announced Oct. 17. The regional finalists will be released...

Tech Talk

by Neal Sidhu, Winged Post Asst. STEM Editor October 12, 2017

Google Pixel Phones Wikimedia Commons Two smartphones, the Google Pixel 2 and the Google Pixel XL 2, were released on October 4. The Pixel sold $649 and the XL launched for $769. iPhone X Kaitlin...

Professor Bill Anderson points to a spreadsheet during his presentation. Anderson discussed engineering and design for two fifth-period math classes.

University of Waterloo representatives visit fifth period math classes

by Rose Guan, Wingspan Senior Staff Writer and Designer October 10, 2017

Representatives from the engineering department at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, presented to two math classes today during fifth period in math department chair Anthony Silk’s...

(From left to right) Emily Liu (10), Katherine Tian (11), Cynthia Chen (10), Gwyneth Chen (12), Joanna Lin (12), Grace Huang (10), Allison John (9) and Katherine Zhang (11) pose in front of the Stratton Student Center at MIT after the contest. Math Prize for Girls was held on Sept. 24 at MIT.

Math Club kicks off with early competitions

by Srinath Somasundaram, Reporter October 8, 2017

The upper school Math Club participated in some of the first competitions of the school year on Sept. 24, kicking off its many math contests. Eight girls, Joanna Lin (12), Gwyneth Chen (12), Katherine...

Students attend a workshop held by Research Club on Sept. 27 in physics and science research teacher Chris Spenners room. Proposals for projects done in research institutions are due tomorrow.

Synopsys guideline change announced

by Helen Yang, Aquila Asst. STEM Editor October 1, 2017

The upper school science department will judge student research projects and select up to 30 to sponsor for the 2018 Synopsys Science Fair, due to a new set of regulations. Synopsys is a regional competition...

Siemens Competition extends deadline in light of natural disasters

Siemens Competition extends deadline in light of natural disasters

by Katherine Zhang, STEM Editor September 14, 2017

The Siemens Competition announced this morning that it would be extending its deadline to Sept. 25, six days after the original deadline, in order to accommodate for students in areas affected by recent...

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